Fox host, Marion Barry face off

In a heated confrontation, Fox News host Eric Bolling told Marion Barry he should be “thrown off the city council” because of his ethics violations.

“You were fined today for some things that, frankly, I would say you probably should be thrown off the city council for. Want to talk about that?” Bolling said, referring to the D.C. Ethics Board fining Barry $13,600 for accepting cash gifts from two city contractors.

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Bolling, who repeatedly interrupted Barry, brought up the ethics charges during a discussion about the D.C. City Council’s fight with Wal-Mart over higher wages.

“You lose credibility with our viewers when on one hand you’re being censured and fined for taking some money you shouldn’t have been taking but you’ll vote against bringing thousands of jobs to a city, to Washington, D.C., which frankly needs it,” Bolling said.

Barry fired back, saying he has actually gained credibility in D.C.

“I may lose credibility with you and your viewers, but I’ve gained credibility — I mean I was mayor for 16 years, another mayor for four years, and I’ve been in this business since 31 years, trying to bring dignity and justice,” Barry said.

Barry was mayor of Washington from 1979 to 1991, and from 1995 to 1999. He currently represents D.C.’s 8th ward, and has had a colorful past, including an infamous video of Barry smoking crack cocaine in an FBI sting operation in 1990. In 2010, the D.C. City Council censured him for helping a former girlfriend get a $15,000 city contract.